浓香 (nóng xiāng) — strong fragrance | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

strong fragrance

Measure word · 股

浓香，。
Zhè píng jiǔ nóng xiāng pū bí, fēi cháng hǎo wén.
The strong fragrance of this bottle of wine hits your nose—it smells wonderful.
浓香。
nóng xiāng De wèi dào ràng rén jué de hěn shū fu.
The smell of a strong fragrance makes people feel very comfortable.
浓香。
Zhè bēi chá yǒu yì zhǒng dú tè de nóng xiāng.
This cup of tea has a unique strong fragrance.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

浓 (strong) and 香 (fragrance) combine to mean a strong fragrance.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 濃; 浓 is its simplified writing.

氵農濃

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

農

農nóng濃nóng

Same sound today

The traditional form 濃 has 氵 as water and 農 as the sound part; this is the form described here.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

香's early form paired 黍 (glutinous millet) with 口 (mouth), perhaps showing millet drink being taken in or offered.